Colombo, Jan. 19 -- The Sri Lankan government on Sunday insisted that there was no ban on Indian actor turned politician Rajinikanth from visiting the country.

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa in s tweet said that the news about visa being denied to Rajinikanth was false, Colombo Gazette reported.

"News about #Indian veteran actor #Rajnikanth's visa to enter #Srilanka been denied is nothing but a rumor. Both my father and I, like the many other Sri Lankan'sislandwise are huge fans of his films. If he wishes to visit #lka there will be no hindrances, (sic)" Namal Rajapaksa tweeted.

Last weekend Former Chief Minister of the Northern Province Justice C.V Wigneswaran paid a courtesy call to the actor in Chennai where he briefed him on the iss...